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HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes.council.19670605 Lic ? Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 5~ 1967 Meeting was called to order at 3:40 p.m. by Mayor Robert Barnard with Councilmen David Stapleton, Clyde Clymer, Attorney Janet Gaylord and City Administrator Leon Wurl. Accounts payable were given to Councilman Stapleton to check. Councilman Stapleton made a motion to approve the minutes of May 22nd and 29th as recorded and mailed by the City Clerk. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Ail in favor, motion carried. Street Improvement District #67-1 - Mr. Wurl reported we had received one bond bid #67-1 from W. E. Hutton and Company at the rate of 5.50584%. Bid was submitted subject Bids Bonds to confirmation at 5:00 p.m. June 8, 1967. Could not give a firm bid due to the breakout of war ~hat a.m. Councilman Kuster arrived. #67-1 Results of the construction.bids for the Street Improvement District were submitted Bids - Construction by the City Engineer, Roger Mahnke as follows: [ NAME TOTAL TOTAL i 3/4" MATERIAL 1/2" MATERIAL Valley Paving Company 196,996.42 202,290.82 Schmidt Construction Company 277,756.75 283,051.15 Corn Construction Company 226,176.45 228,823.65 United Sand & Gravel 251,852.95 262,441.09 Council was unable to award bid on construction until the award is made on the bonds. Mr. Wurl recormnended 1/2" material. Requmt Council adjourn this meeting till Friday June 9th to award the bids. ORDINANCE #11, SERIES 1967, AN ORDINKN~ MANEDING ORDINANCE #t0, SERIES OF ~962,, Ord.#11 Police OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO, PERTAINING TO POLtCEMEN'S RETIREMENT Pension Fund PLAN, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST W~M submitted and read by the City Clerk. No discussion. Councilman Stapleton made a m6tion to approve Ordinance #11, Series 1967 on first reading. Seconded by Council~ Kuster. Roll call vote - Councilmen Clymer aye; Kuster aye; Stapleton aye. Conference Center Facilities - Letter from David Stapleton, Chairman Confereoce Conference Ce~ er Center Committee was read by. Mayor Barnard relating to the Hotel Jerome as a con- ference center. Councilman Stapleton explained a proposed drawing for the Hotel Jerome and stated the Hotel should be preserved as it is a landmark of Aspen and should be kept as a conference and civic central area. Councilman Stapleton made a motion to authorize the Mayor and Council to meet~ with Mr..~Anderson and~Institute people to negoiate for use of theproperty. Second= ed by Councilman Kuster,. Roll'call vote ~ Councilmen Kuster aye; Stapleton aye; Clymer aye. Sales Tax - As per letter from the City Attorney, not complete at this time. Naming of Park on Neal Avenue - Tabled N.S. Annex. North Side Annexation - As per signed petitions, 54.43% of acres and 27.58% of people to date. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad - Letter from the railroad relating to annexation of N.S.Annexation railroad grounds was submitted. Question 41 as to City water being supplied to D & RG this area - to be ahswered by Administrator Wurl. Question #2 pertaining to sewer lines at the railroad grounds to be turned over to the Sanitation District for explanation. Question ~3 pertaining to commercial zoning of the railroad grounds- letter from Planning and Zoning was read by Mayor Barnard stating~the zoning would remain business zoned at the time of annexation. Question ~4 requesting the City's cooperation in development of the railroad grounds. Council agreed they would not withdraw the Resolution sent to the PUC until a plan of development for the railroad grounds is presented to the Council by the railroad. Mr. Wurl stated Red Butte Cemetery Assocation is reluc.ant~to sign until they Red Butte Cemeter' receive a legalopinion~.from the City A~torney. Elbert Tacker - Application East Aspen Patent - Attorney Clinton Stewart was present East Aspen Paten~ to represent ;Mr. Tacker. Attorney Stewart. stated the application dated November Elbert Tacker 7, 1958 had beensubmitted to the City and submitted a plat of the Tacker Tract. Also stated Mr. Tacker had not pushed for. approval on his claim due to the dispute between the City and Buchanan. Council agreed the survey as submitted by Attorney Stewart was not. adequate. Attorney Stewart stated he would tender this survey and have the tract resurveyed. Council request Attorney Stewart submit another survey and the City Engineer would check the survey out before Councils next con- sideration. Ute Park Ute Park- A proposal f'or a childrens park was submitted to Council from a committee Children Park of the Pitkin County Park Association. Committee request the Council accept the Proposal plan as presented and provide a budget of $3000. Council agreed to table this matte r till the next meeting. ,~ Sidewalks Sidewalk Project~- ~otal cost (estimated)~of, the project following a correction on alleys was $29~,600.00..as submitted by the Engineering Department. Mr. Wurl reported the project does include Cooper .~treet east to the bridge and around the Opera House. Have deleted sidewalk at City Park. Councilman KuSter made a m~ion to call for bids on sidewalks in the amount of Sidewalks $13,741.00. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen Stapleton aye; Clymer aye; Kuster aye. ~ Councilman Stapleton made a motion to authorize Administrator Wurl to call for bids for construction of alleys and cross pans, in the amount of $13,646'.00. Seconded Alle~y & Cross by Councilman Kuster. Roll call vote - Councilmen Kuster aye; Clymer aye; Stapleton Pans aye; Councilman Kuster reported citizens are complaining about the patch on Mill Street breaking up. Mr. Wurl stated when Corn Construction is here to make other repairs, Mill St. Repair Mill Street will be fixed. Not sure just who is responsible or how it should be repaired. Council agreed responsibility for the repair is the Sanitation District and feel it should be repaired with concrete. Citizens Questionnaire - Mr. Wurl reported out Of 700, 157 have been returned. Questionnaire Will compile all the information. Golf Course - Revenue taken in to date of $4,547.00. Golf Course Russell Volk Sewer Problem - Administrator Wurl stated he had talked to'Mr. McCune. Russell Volk Could only state that the damage was done where the curb and gutter was cut to Damaged Sewer grade. Councilman Stapleton made a motion to aUrhtorize Administrator Wurl to negoiate for not more than 50% of the charges with Mr. Russell Volk on the question of his sewer system. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen Stapletnn aye; Kuster aye;~ clymer aye. ~ ~ Proposal from I.B.M. relating to reservations was submitted by the Aspen Chamber I.B.M. Proposal and Visitors Bureau. Would cost approximately $4,000 per year. Mr. Bruce Polich was present and stated the machine would be able to dete~nine what was available the reservation would be made between the visitor and the lodge. This would provide a faster and better service to the public. Discussed reservations being handled also by the Aspen Association, and if the system should not be up to the Aspen Association. Council agreed to table .this item till the next regular meeting pending the results of the questionnaire sent out by the Bureau - "Would you be in favor of a computerized reservation system as a free service to lodges loCated at the Aspen Chamber and Visitors Bureau". i Letter from the Chamber and Visitors Buraau relating to the probable space vacated Beck & Bishop by Beck and Bishop was read by Mayor Barnard. Council agreed to hold this in Space abeyance at this time. Letter of thanks from the High School relating to Government Day was read by administrator Wurl. Letter from D. R. C. Brown relating to the use of the ground floor at the Hotel Hotel Jerome for Jerome for recreational facilities for teen agers was read~ by Administrator Wurl. teen agers Mr. Wurl stated he had answered, the letter as to the possibility of the City Negoiating for the lease, Administrator Wurl reported 201 trees have been sold. trees Have completed s~orm sewer up Center Street across Durant. Storm Sewer Have started two sections of water lin before the paving goes in. water lines Have started running water service lines and thaw wires, water service lie Accountslpayable - Councilman Stapleton questioned the 17~hours charged for legal services on the.HotelJerome sales tax case. Questioned the number of hours and the City Attorney omission of a specific inventory on this. Statement Councilman Stapletnn made a motion to pay the accounts payable withholding the statement for legal service from Janet Gaylord for the month of April 1967 for further determination. Seconded by Councilman Kuster. Roll call vote - Councilmen Clymer aye; Stapleton aye; Kuster aye. Letter to Administrator Wurl from Joseph Day, copy tO Council, was read .by Mayor Resignation Barnard rela~ing to the resignation of JOseph Day. Administrator Wurl to check Sgt. J.Day out itesm requested Donald Fleisher, restaurant owner, was present to request a stronger dog control Dogs ordinance. Request a cormnittee be formed to study 'the problems .caused ~by d~gs in the business district - disturbing garbage cans, unsightliness, entering open food areas, annoying people by running in packs and damage to property. Flet doges are not properly being cared for and should be kept out of the busines~S district except when on a leash. Discussed - present ordinance too hard to enforce, a strict leash law, putting it on the ballot at the next election. Mr. Wurl reported the citizens questionnaire question asking if they desired a leash law answers are about 50/50 on those ~eturned. Regular Meeting Aspen City Council June 5, 1967 Dogs T.J. Walker, Dog Catcher, w~as present and stated he did not have a radio in the truck so that he could be in contact with the office also request cooperation from the public in calling him on problems with dogs. Councilman Clymer on behalf of the Fire Department request permission to close 4th of July Durant Street for one block for fireworks display on the 4th of July. Fire Dept. Councilman ~tapleton made a motion to authorize the Fire Department to use Durant Street and Wagner Park for display of 4th of July fireworks. Seconded by Councilman KUS ter. : Council instructed that the Police Department keep control on this. All in favor, motion carried. Administrator Wurl reported the Drivers License Bureau request permission' to clqse Motorcycle Tests Hallam Street from Aspen to Center on Wednesday afternoons to give motorcycle tests. Discussed the distrubance this may cause. Councilman Kuster made a motion to close Hallam Street from Aspen to Center on Wednesday afternoon s for motorcycle tests. Seconded by Councilman Stapleton. Ail in favor, motion carried. Councilman Kuster made a motion to adjourn this meeting till Friday, June 9th, 3:30 p.m. Seconded by Councilman Stapleton. All in favor, meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m. Lorraine Graves, City Clerk Adjourned Meeting of Regular Meeting held June 5~ 1967 Aspen~' City Council June 9~ 1967 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Barnard at 3:45 p.m. with Councilmen Kuster, Clymer, Attorney Gaylord, Administrator Wurl. Also present City Engineer Mahnke and Fiscal Agent for the Street Improvement District Bernard "Terry" Tierney. Father Bosch was present to request permission to block Hunter Street from Main to Hunter St. Close Hopkins for 6 days a week, t/2 hour per day during recess for children to play. Recess Bible Schc ~1 Councilman Kuster made a motion to authorize the closing of Hunter Street from Main to Hopkins for 6 days a week, 1/2 hour in the morning. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen Kuster aye; Clymer aye; Mayor Barnard aye. Motorcycles - Mr. Wurl reported citizens are not happy with the location, as per Motorcycles Tests minutes of June 5th, for motorcycles driving tests. Mayor Barnard has offered the race track, Councilman Clymer suggested they use the Buttermilk parking lot. Wurl reported he has not been able to reach the man at the Drivers License Bureau so has nothing to report at this time. Councilman Stapleton arrived. Street Improvement District #67-1 - Mr. Wurl reported the low bid for construction Construction of Valley Paving has been checked out and is in good order. Also stated the recoa~a~nd- #67-1 ation of 1/2" material was made as it lays a tighter mat and also increases the life of the paving from 5 to 10%. Councilman Stapl~ton made a motion to award the construction bid for Street Improve- Award Const.Bid ment District #67-1 to Valley Paving from Rocky Ford in the amount of $202,290.32 using Alternate #2-A on the apecifications and to authorize the City Clerk and Mayor to issue a notice of award of construction and notice to proceed for construction of the Improvement District. Seconded by Councilman Clymer. Roll call vote - Councilmen Kuster aye; Stapleton aye; ClYmer aye. Bond Bid - Represented by Bernard Tierney bid from W. E. Hutton and Company, Boettcher Bonds #67-1 and Company, Bosworth, Sullivan and Company at a confirmed rate of 5.522049%. Councilman Stapleton made a motion to award bid for bonds for Street Imp=ovement District #67-1 to W. E. Hutton and Company, Boettcher and Company, Bosworth, Sullivan and Company at a rate of 5.522049% in the amount of $225,000.00 and to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the acceptance of the bid. Seconded by Councilman Kuster. Roll call vote - Councilmen Clymer aye; Stapleton aye; Kuster aye. Adjourned Meeting of Regular Meeting held'June 5, 1967 Aspen C%ty Council June 9, 1967 Bond Ordinance tabled till Council meeting on.t9th~of June. Sales Tax Hotel Jerome - Institute inquiring if~ City wishes tO hhange their mind on ;ales Tax collection of the City sales tax since the City is negoiating for the lease of the Hotel Jerome Jerome. Council agreed~ they s~Uld~ p~y the sa-leS: tax - woul~d set a precedent, also if the City takes over the lease would~he responsible for capital improvements. Red Mountain Water - Mr. Wurl submitted--a map showing 2 alternates prepared by Dale Water-Red Mt. Rea. Alternate 4~1 would cost approximately $46,680.00. Mr. Wurl stated Benedict will put up $41,700.00. Most of this alternate would be of a temporary nature. Alternate ~2 would cost approximately $59,~375.00. Mr. Rea recommends alternate f~2. Mr. Wurl stated he would have additional information at the meeting of June 19th. Councilman Stapleton made a motion to adjourn at 4:20 p.m., seconded by Councilman Kuster. All in favor, meeting ~d~.ourned~ at 4:'20 p.m.